The cold front associated with storm Bert has motivated the activation this Monday of weather warnings in 11 communities autonomous due to strong stormat heavy rainfall and to windwith gusts that in many places will once again exceed 100 kilometers per hour, and that in some points They can be “hurricanes”.
The notice is “orange” (significant risk) in the Galician coast due to strong wavesand the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has announced that the waves will reach up to six meters.
The Aemet has activated warnings “yellow“(risk) due to rain in six autonomous communities (Andalusia, Aragon, Castilla y León, Catalonia, Extremadura and Galicia), given the forecast that accumulations of 15 liters per square meter will be recorded in one hour in the provinces of Cádiz, Córdoba and Seville. 40 liters per square meter are also expected in 12 hours in many places in the northern half.
In addition to the “orange” warning, which focuses on the coasts of Galicia, level alerts have been activated “yellow“by him strong waves also in the communities of Asturias and Cantabriawith waves expected to reach a height of up to five meters.
The notices for windalso level “yellow“, have been activated in the communities of Aragon, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, Navarra and La Rioja. Aemet’s forecasts indicate that gusts of 80 kilometers per hour will be reached in many places, although it has warned that these gusts will exceed 100 kilometers at high altitudes.
The general forecast for this Monday from the Meteorological Agency indicates that there will be very strong gusts of wind in large areas of the northwest quadrant, in the Cantabrian Sea, in the Pyrenees and in the Iberian system, without ruling out that they are locally “hurricanes” in high altitudes of the Cantabrian, northern Iberian and Pyrenees mountain ranges.
The rains will be persistent and locally strong to the west of the Central and Cantabrian system, in the south of Galicia and the Pyrenees, and the front associated with Storm Bert will also cause a locally noticeable drop in temperatures in areas of Galicia, Castilla y León and the Cantabrian Sea.
The Aemet has announced that, although temperatures will drop during Monday and Tuesday, The rest of the week will be warmer than normal for this time of year. Rainfall will also be less than usual on the Cantabrian coast, in much of the east and south of the peninsula and in the two archipelagos.
The effects of Storm Bert, which will be felt this Monday in many autonomous communities, have been very pronounced during the weekend, with a very strong maritime storm in Galicia and the eastern Cantabrian Sea. These regions have suffered waves of up to six meters, very strong winds with “hurricane” gusts that have exceeded 120 kilometers per hour in the Cantabrian mountain range, and rains that have left accumulations of up to 80 liters per square meter in 12 hours on the coast. Galician.
The data collected by Aemet reveal that this Sunday wind gusts of up to 236 kilometers per hour were reached in the Mirador del Cable (Cantabria), in the Picos de Europa National Park, and above 140 at high altitudes. the provinces of Asturias and Palencia.
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